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River of Skulls Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
California

River of Skulls Trail

Valley Springs, California

0.9 mi

Distance

154 ft

Elev. Gain

21m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

River of Skulls Trail is a loop trail in Calaveras County, California. It is 0.9 miles long and gains 154 feet. It is in or next to Rancho Calaveras, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:163 ft
Max:193 ft
Gain:47 ft
Loss:47 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 163 ft and 193 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.163 ft173 ft183 ft193 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi166 ft
High point0.4 mi193 ft
End0.9 mi166 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rancho Calaveras, CA · in or next to town
County:
Calaveras County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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